Wesleyan portrait of Scott  Higgins

Scott Higgins

Charles W. Fries Professor of Film Studies

Professor of Film Studies

Center for Film Studies, 156
860-685-3176

Director, College of Film and the Moving Image

Chair, Film Studies

Curator of the Wesleyan Cinema Archives

shiggins@wesleyan.edu

BA Oakland University
MA Univ of Wisconsin Madison
PHD Univ of Wisconsin Madison

Scott Higgins

Higgins teaches courses about film history, genre, and aesthetics. His books include Harnessing the Rainbow: Technicolor Aesthetics in the 1930s, Arnheim for Film and Media Studies, and Matinee Melodrama: Playing with Formula in the Sound Serial.

Academic Affiliations

Office Hours

Fall 23 Hours begin Thursday September 7

Monday 10:30AM - 12:30PM

Wednesday 1:30PM - 2:30PM

Scheduled through Calendly OR use QR code on Door to check in:  

Office: https://calendly.com/profshiggins/15min

Courses

Fall 2023
FILM 300 - 01
First Things Film

FILM 307 - 01
Cinematic Storytelling

FILM 324 - 01
Visual Storytelling

Spring 2024
FILM 308 - 01
Musicals